Accentuate the Positive
Accents can change with a change in surroundings, but despite my time away, my accent is apparently still identifiable as Kiwi. Or Australian to most English people, but close enough. I figured it had changed since moving to London though, but didn't know how much.
Well, I just listened to a recording of myself practicing a talk for tomorrow. And good heavens, English vowels! Separate identifiable vowels without having to think about it! My choir teacher would've been proud.
But that feeling only lasted a couple of sentences, until the first terminal rise. Ouch, how many of those can be squeezed into one 15-minute talk?
Well, I just listened to a recording of myself practicing a talk for tomorrow. And good heavens, English vowels! Separate identifiable vowels without having to think about it! My choir teacher would've been proud.
But that feeling only lasted a couple of sentences, until the first terminal rise. Ouch, how many of those can be squeezed into one 15-minute talk?